"serva" meaning in Latin

See serva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsɛr.wa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɛr.va] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin serva From servus (“slave, servant”) + -a (feminine suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|servus<t:slave, servant>|-a<pos:feminine suffix><id:feminine>|text=+|title=serva|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin serva [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "guard", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ser-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*serwos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "servus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "feminine", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "feminine suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "serva", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="serva"> From servus (“slave, servant”) + -a (feminine suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|serva<1>|m=servus}} serva f (genitive servae, masculine servus); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|serva<1>}} Forms: servae [genitive], servus [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], serva [nominative, singular], servae [nominative, plural], servae [genitive, singular], servārum [genitive, plural], servae [dative, singular], servīs [dative, plural], servam [accusative, singular], servās [accusative, plural], servā [ablative, singular], servīs [ablative, plural], serva [singular, vocative], servae [plural, vocative]
  1. servant Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-serva-la-noun-KVryxVxx Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine), Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 37 44 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 85 15 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 85 15 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine): 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 85 15
  2. a female slave Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-serva-la-noun-JG695CgC Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine), Female people, Slavery Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine): 54 46 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Slavery: 21 57 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ˈsɛr.waː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɛr.va] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: servā [canonical]
Etymology: Inflected form of servō. Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=servā}} servā
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of servō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: servō
    Sense id: en-serva-la-verb-oM2K4dBD Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 6 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "servā",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "servō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular present active imperative of servō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "servō",
          "servo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛr.waː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛr.va]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serva"
}

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